Definition of pillar

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Pillar (n.) The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament..

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Notodontian :: Notodontian (n.) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back..
Columella :: Columella (n.) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.
Basis :: Basis (n.) The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue..
Tussah Silk :: Tussah silk () A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China..
Cog :: Cog (n.) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.
Erucifrom :: Erucifrom (a.) Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvae.
Hawk Moth :: Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm..
Electro-capillarity :: Electro-capillarity (n.) The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge.
Support :: Support (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind..
Capillarity :: Capillarity (n.) The quality or condition of being capillary.
Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars..
Papillary :: Papillary (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillae; bearing, or covered with, papillae; papillose..
Pupillary :: Pupillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.
Obelisk :: Obelisk (n.) An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom..
Eruca :: Eruca (n.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
Capillary :: Capillary (n.) A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute..
Wick :: Wick (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned..
Canopy :: Canopy (n.) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc..
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working..
Telangiectasis :: Telangiectasis (n.) Dilatation of the capillary vessels.
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